Dictionary
Dates
About 1 syllable
noun · verb · 5 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of date
- Scrabble US & Canada : valid
- Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
- Words With Friends : valid
- Wordle : valid
What does dates mean?
noun
the specified day of the month
“what is the date today?”
Synonymsday of the month
a participant in a date
“his date never stopped talking”
Synonymsescort
a meeting arranged in advance
“she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date”
Synonymsappointmentengagement
the present
“they are up to date”
the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred
“he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class”
a particular day specified as the time something happens
“the date of the election is set by law”
verb
go on a date with
“Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart”
stamp with a date
“The package is dated November 24”
Synonymsdate stamp
assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of
“Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings”
date regularly; have a steady relationship with
“Did you know that she is seeing an older man?”
Synonymsgo steadygo outsee
provide with a dateline; mark with a date
“She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated”
Definitions shown for date, the base form of dates.
Is DATES a valid word?
| Game / word list | Valid? |
|---|---|
| Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) | Yes |
| Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) | Yes |
| Words With Friends (ENABLE) | Yes |
| Wordle (guess list) | Yes |
How many points is DATES worth?
Scrabble
6 ptsWords With Friends
6 ptsWordfeud
6 ptsNYT Crossplay
6 ptsScores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.
Words from the letters in DATES
Words that end like DATES
Common words that share the ending -ATES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.